Tobin Leafheld is the half mortal son of a powerful Lord of the Fae. His life was already destined to be a strange one, but his odd tenancies and behaviour set him apart from infancy.
His father is desperate to give his son as good a life as he can, enlisting the help of an old friend, an elven nurse and, eventually, his enigmatic sister. All of these women have a lesson for Tobin, but soon he ends up teaching them far more than he could ever learn from them.